rid of it‚ and we hear about it almost everyday. Littering. Littering has become such a regular problem that almost nobody cares about it anymore. Littering is wrong‚ and really harmful to everyone and the environment. There are three reasons why I believe this is so. One of them the reasons is that over 9 billion tons of litter end up in the ocean each year. Another is that littering is a waste of money. Finally to people that smoke‚ littering cigars is very toxic to the environment. Litter
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If so‚ you have broken the law. Littering is against the law‚ but the crime is often ignored. There are many reasons why people litter‚ but in reality there is no excuse that justifies littering. A rebirth of the no littering campaign (capitalize No Littering when referring to the campaign) would keep our world clean‚ save money‚ and prevent accidents. Littering is a serious problem that people do not realize. Littering must be stopped. The rebirth of littering awareness- effective phrase would
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ENGLISH 1101 October 14‚ 2010 What is littering? Littering is defined as objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish. (“Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus” 157) Littering is a bigger deal than people make it out to be. Yes‚ we have prisoners and volunteers that work on the side of the road and pick up trash‚ but‚ that doesn’t make it right. No one likes a trashy yard‚ so why trash someone else’s? Carelessly discarding garbage affects everyone. Our waterways become damaged from litter
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The article I read was on anti-gay comments in Canadian schools. Two university professors of Manitoba conducted a national survey of both homosexual and heterosexual teens. Out of 3‚700 students across Canada‚ hear insulting comments on a daily basis. The survey found that seventy per cent of students heard phrases like “that’s so gay” and forty eight per cent heard derogatory terms like “faggot‚” “lezbo” and “dyke” every day. The article recommends that school boards should apply gay-straight alliances
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Argumentative Writing Essay The most significant effect that people have on the environment is the power to choose to pollute it. Ever wonder about all the ways we pollute the world everyday? Probability not‚ nowadays people are more careless about the environment. Sadly‚ because of our actions the world is being destroyed. Since people are becoming lazy and not throwing their trash away‚ the environment is swimming in litter. Also‚ because of our trash millions of innocent animals are dying each
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this issue out of all of the others is because littering in our community is very poorly taken care of and it needs to be improved and addressed. If the Improvement is made then human and animals can be safe and out of most harm way. Few things I will be Explaining about is how it effects us‚ how it can be improved‚ and finally how it can benefit us in our future. Littering can make or break our life as we know it today. My First subject against littering in our community is how it is going to affect
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Littering is a public health issue because every time a person litter it adds to the degeneration of our planet. It is an important environmental issue. Every time a person litters it causes harm to the people and animals‚ damages our waterways‚ it cost us money‚ and it suggests that we do not care about the environment. Everyone is affected by the issue. There are several sources of littering. Pedestrians who drop garbage in the streets and roadways. Motorists litter by discarding garbage out of
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what should technically be called “litter.” The American Public Works Association defines litter as “…material which‚ if thrown or deposited‚ tends to create a danger to public health‚ safety and welfare.” Regardless of the item(s) littered‚ littering always has a negative effect on our environment. Common types of litter The amount of trash littered each year is getting closer every year to the amount of trash that was actually properly disposed of and billions of dollars have been spent
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Science 25MAY2012 Littering Littering today seems to be a huge environmental issue. Littering occurs when people are too lazy to throw trash or dispose of waste in the right manner. How many times have you seen a driver put their hand out their window to throw something out? Littering consists of throwing away candy wrappers‚ bottle‚ old electronic‚ household goods‚ cans and the list goes on. Littering affects many things in the environment. First‚ littering effects the humans. Anything
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other people. Depending on what that person or group did gives people watching a bad eye. The act of littering may seen very much inconsequential‚ but over a period of time it creates a very obnoxious viewpoint towards the community and the people which isn’t easy to wipe clean. Littering changes a person’s character‚ concern of the environment‚ and people’s personal sense of direction. Littering can change a person’s character believe it or not. Already in this society people do not take care of
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